Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis

Edited by Elena Pischikova

A Publication of The American University in Cairo Press

Description

This volume is the first joint publication of the members of the American-Egyptian mission South Asasif Conservation Project, working under the auspices of the State Ministry for Antiquities and Supreme Council of Antiquities, and directed by the editor. The Project is dedicated to the clearing, restoration, and reconstruction of the tombs of Karabasken (TT 391) and Karakhamun (TT 223) of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and the tomb of Irtieru (TT 390) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, on the West Bank of Luxor.Essays by the experts involved in the excavations and analysis cover the history of the Kushite ruling dynasties in Egypt and the hierarchy of Kushite society, the history of the South Asasif Necropolis and its discovery, the architecture and textual and decorative
programs of the tombs, and the finds of burial equipment, pottery, and animal bones.

Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis

Edited by Elena Pischikova

A Publication of The American University in Cairo Press

Table of Contents

Kushite Tombs of The South Asasif NecropolisEdited by Elena PischikovaRobert Morkot, University of Exeter, UKKushites in ThebesChristopher Naunton, Egypt Exploration SocietyTitles of Karakhamun and Hierarchy of Kushite SocietyElena Pischikova, AUCHistory of the South Asasif Necropolis and its DiscoveryDieter Eigner, University of Vienna, AustriaKarakhamun RevisitedSome Remarks on the Architecture of TT 223Miguel Molinero Polo, University of La Laguna, SpainTextual Program of the Tomb of KarakhamunKenneth Griffin, Swansea University, UKBook of the Dead in the Second Pillared Hall of the Tomb of KarakhamunElena Pischikova, AUCDecorative Program of the Tombs of Karabasken and Karakhamun and Styles
of Relief CarvingJack Josephson, NYURoyal Sculpture at the Onset of the 25th DynastyMiguel Molinero Polo, University of La Laguna, SpainAstronomical Ceiling in the Burial Chamber of KarakhamunJohn Taylor, The British MuseumBurial Equipment in the Tomb of KarakhamunJulia Budka, University of Vienna, AustriaPottery from the Tomb of KarakhamunSalima Ikram, AUCAnimal Bones in the Tomb of Karakhamun

Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis

Edited by Elena Pischikova

A Publication of The American University in Cairo Press

Author Information

Elena Pischikova is the director of the American-Egyptian South Asasif Conservation Project. She is currently a research scholar at the American University in Cairo, and teaches at Fairfield University in Connecticut. During her twelve years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dr. Pischikova directed the project on the re-excavation, conservation, and reconstruction of the 26th Dynasty tomb of the Vizier Nespakashuty at Deir el-Bahri. In 2012, under her direction the South Asasif Conservation Project launched a series of international conferences, "Thebes in the First Millennium BC."